Anagrams of interpolate
Word interpolate has
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- terpineol
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noun,
any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Petrolina
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noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- antlerite
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noun,
an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- interlope
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verb (used without object),
to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- pentolite
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noun,
a high explosive consisting of pentaerythritol tetranitrate and TNT.
- repletion
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noun,
the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- petiolate
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adjective,
having a petiole or peduncle.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- tin-plate
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noun,
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
- potential
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noun,
possibility; potentiality:
- petalite
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noun,
a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, Li(AlSi 4 O 10), occurring in colorless or white foliated masses: an important source of lithium.
- tolerant
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- petiolar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- tolerate
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- 11-point
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- platino-
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- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- entrepot
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noun,
a warehouse.
- antelope
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noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Bovidae, chiefly of Africa and Asia, having permanent, hollow, unbranched horns.
- antipole
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noun,
the opposite pole.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- etiolate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- operetta
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noun,
a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- trotline
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- triplane
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- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- pianette
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Interpol
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noun,
an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- petronel
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noun,
a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.
- teleport
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noun,
a regional telecommunications network that provides access to communications satellites and other long distance media; telecommunications hub.
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- prattle
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noun,
the act of prattling.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- prelate
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- paletot
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noun,
any of various loose or fitted coats or jackets for men and women, especially a close-fitting jacket worn over a dress by women in the 19th century.
- pointel
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noun,
a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- polenta
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noun,
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- topline
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adjective,
so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like:
- elepaio
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noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- potline
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noun,
a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- epilate
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verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Lepanto
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noun,
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- talipot
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noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Tarlton
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noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- enolate
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noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- entero-
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- entitle
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verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- reptile
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noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- palette
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noun,
a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- petiole
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noun,
Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- treetop
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noun,
the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- Platter
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noun,
a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- antero-
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- peltate
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adjective,
having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- petrol.
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- triplet
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noun,
one of three children or offspring born at the same birth.
- ailette
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noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- pileate
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adjective,
having a pileus.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- perlite
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- plotter
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noun,
a person or thing that plots.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- Partlet
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noun,
a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having a collar, worn in the 16th century.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- plani-
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- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- pettle
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verb (used with object),
to fondle; pet.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Littre
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noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- plano-
-
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- polit.
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- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- panto-
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- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- petro-
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- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Lettie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- planer
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noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Pinole
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintle
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noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- paleo-
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- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- piolet
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noun,
an ice ax used in mountaineering.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- paleon
-
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- letter
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noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- polite
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adjective,
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil:
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Lepton
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lepto-
-
- Pilate
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noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- pineal
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adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Lenape
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noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- nitro-
-
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- pelite
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noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- Pelion
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noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- ptero-
-
- pleio-
-
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- patrol
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noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pottle
-
noun,
a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- patri-
-
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pattle
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noun,
paddle1 (def 11).
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- Platte
-
noun,
a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- penta-
-
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Nettle
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Petite
-
noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- intro.
-
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- iatro-
-
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- intra-
-
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- tetra-
-
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- terat-
-
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- inter.
-
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- aeron.
-
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enter-
-
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- teleo-
-
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- toti-
-
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- pant-
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- part.
-
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Parl.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- pari-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- poet.
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ation
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- tonia
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- pale-
-
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- prae-
-
- atto-
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Port.
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Arnel
-
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- peta-
-
- aero-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- pert.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- 30-30
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- plan-
-
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- aeri-
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- plio-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- areo-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- plat.
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- peri-
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- pleo-
-
- pene-
-
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- pret.
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- rept.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Iran.
-
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- teno-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- natl.
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- reni-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- tera-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lipo-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- ileo-
-
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- telo-
-
- intr.
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ento-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Prot.
-
- Ital.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tele-
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- pron.
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ter.
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- RONA
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- tri-
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- trit
-
- ten.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tRNA
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tron
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rpt.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- pot.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- top-
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Tit.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- pre-
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- pro-
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- rel.
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pnea
-
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Rep.
-
- tion
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- repl
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- 1080
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- intl
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- inae
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- neo-
-
- attn
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- NTIA
-
- ator
-
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ette
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- lin.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- ile-
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- att.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- aer-
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- aet.
-
- Pen.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Lani
-
- pat.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Aire
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pal.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- itol
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- PERL
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- Pan.
-
- par.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- apo-
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- opia
-
- lea.
-
- OPer
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ont.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- art.
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Ire.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alt.
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ant.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- ano-
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IPA
-
- IRL
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- TIA
-
- ite
-
- ILP
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ine
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IRO
-
- il-
-
- ITA
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ILO
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- Ir.
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- aor
-
- ATP
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ae.
-
- Tro
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ial
-
- TNT
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ea.
-
- Ep.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Lt.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- La.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- REA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NOP
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Pa.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- POR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- LTA
-
- PRA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ola
-
- ONR
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OPA
-
- OAP
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- op.
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Re.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- NPR
-
- ot-
-
- PTT
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- ONI
-
- ltr
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- TAL
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- PLA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- pl.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PIO
-
- LPN
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- PLO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rte
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- RPO
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- rt.
-
- pli
-
- ROP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- AO
-
- NL
-
- ol
-
- T1
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- i.
-
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RP
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- t.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LR
-
- IP
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- le
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L2
-
- L.
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- TP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- RI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RN
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- TN
-
- TL
-
- NP
-
- NI
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- TT
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